Sarawak indigenous group urges rural folks to bar all politicians, campaigners if state polls is held


Society for Rights of Indigenous People of Sarawak secretary-general Michael Jok (right) in his longhouse in Ulu Belaga district.

MIRI: The Society for Rights of Indigenous People of Sarawak (SCRIPS) is calling on rural folks to bar politicians and campaigners if the 12th Sarawak state elections is held amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

SCRIPS secretary-general Michael Jok said the one million rural folks in longhouses and villages throughout Sarawak have a customary rights to stop anyone, including politicians, from coming in.

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